Tag: Bible
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Simple Things Aren’t Always Intuitive
Why does it surprise me when simple things become the best options? The grands have each become adept at technology. From two to eighteen, all have a wealth of knowledge on how to use smartphones, remotes, and helping Nana navigate changing systems or screens or whatever Nana is struggling with at the moment. It’s humbling.…
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Heroes Count The Cost
Veterans Day was yesterday. A day of special recognition for us growing up, we always got the day off school. Many of our parents had chosen to fight in wars because patriotism was a high value, taught to and caught by us kids. Freedom was a topic of great pride and appreciation in our family.…
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Wheels Don’t Make The Deal
Right before John and I got married, he’d purchased a new car that was sleek, had a monster engine, and could hit speeds I’d never driven before. I know because I used to drive that car to the school where I taught on country roads. I hit 110 miles per hour. What a rush. Years…
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There Is Music In The Voices
He has watched everyone put them in and wear them. He’s well aware of their use–music flows from them. And if Cal is nothing else, he’s a connoisseur of music. At two years of age, Cal will attempt anything if music is involved. He picks up a beat quickly, and dance moves just happen from…
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How Would You Answer The Question?
“I can’t claim to know the words of all the national anthems in the world, but I don’t know of any other that ends with a question and a challenge as ours does: Does that flag still wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” …